Friendship

by Dorothy Elaine Abron Thompson

In 1953 when I was 8-years-old my family moved to Tittusville to my mother’s
Family Home. A block away I met my friend for life Gwendolyn Veale Hendrix.
We attended Center Street Elementary School, went to Westminister Presbyterian
Church, and joined the Girl Scout Troop at South Elyton Baptist Church.
Upon graduating from elementary school my friend Gwen went to Ullman High
School where her mother Ms. Ruby W. Veale taught Math. On the other hand,
I attended A.H. Parker High School with my mother Ms. Marie C. Bracy who
taught English.  When we were teenagers there was a large rilvary between
the two high schools. Gwen and I continued to be good friends. We
attended the Girls Scouts Roundup in Colorado.
After graduating from high school Gwen attended Talladega College and
attended Tuskegee Institute.
After graduating from college we got jobs, married and had children, but
whenever I needed someone to confide in Gwen was always there and so
was I.
In January 2014 we will both be 69 years old. Our Friendship
has lasted 61 years. I thank God for this truly blessed friendship and the
continuation of IT. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!